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Posted by Jennifer on November 26th, 2008

Busted! Fake Traffic Stops on YouTube Lead to Arrests!

SPARTA, Wis. (AP) — Two Sparta men are accused of outfitting a 1997 Lincoln with red and blue flashing lights, using it to make fake traffic stops — and then posting video of themselves doing it on YouTube.

An anonymous tip led Monroe County sheriff’s detectives to the online video last Thursday.

In court today, charges of being party to false imprisonment, impersonating an officer and disorderly conduct were filed against 20-year-old Cody Hobson and 21-year-old Ronald Lyons.

According to a criminal complaint, two motorists were stopped a week ago, but the men didn’t make contact with either driver, and a third stop was attempted. During one stop, one of the men remarked that, “No matter how many times we do this, this (expletive) never gets old.” Fake Traffic Stops Posted on Youtube Leads to Arrest. Read More Here